FOREST Fire Management Victoria crews are tackling grass on public land in the Murray Goldfields District to reduce the risk of grassfires this summer.
District acting manager Andrew Koren, said crews would be slashing a total of 2000 hectares at 700 locations including the Inglewood, Wedderburn and Charlton districts.
“Grass slashing works are carefully timed to align with the anticipated increase in grass growth, if it’s done too early, it will encourage regrowth and require follow-up treatment.
“In the Murray Goldfields District, we start this work in the north and move toward the south to align with the changing grass conditions,” he said.